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FinCEN, Federal Reserve Seek Comments on Bank Secrecy Act Definitions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve Board are seeking comments on a proposal to amend the definitions of "funds transfer" and "transmittal of funds" under the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act.…

FDIC and FinCEN Assess Civil Money Penalty Against First Bank of Delaware

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of concurrent civil money penalties of $15 million against First Bank of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-…

Notice of Meeting

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a fifth and final roundtable discussion to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions, published in the Federal Register on…

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE MEETING:

950 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90015
OCTOBER 29, 2012
9:30AM-3:00PM

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (CDD)…

Informational Webinar: Third-Party Payment Processors

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will hold an Informational Webinar on Thursday, October 25, 2012, to discuss Third-Party Payment Processors (“Payment Processors”). This Webinar is in coordination with the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) Consumer Protection…

SARs Regarding Foreclosure Rescue Scams Increase

VIENNA, Va. - Suspicious activity reports (SARs) regarding foreclosure rescue scams continued to grow in the first half of 2012, even as the total number of SARs indicating mortgage loan fraud (MLF) declined, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today in its latest…

Updated Technical Specifications for FinCEN’s New SAR, CTR and DOEP

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued updates to the Electronic Filing Requirements For FinCEN's Currency Transaction Report (CTR) , the…

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE MEETING:

ONE LIBERTY PLAZA,
165 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10006
OCTOBER 5, 2012
9:00AM-4:00PM

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence…

Informational Webinar on the new FinCEN CTR and DOEP

On October 2, 2012 FinCEN held an Information Webinar regarding the new FinCEN CTR and DOEP. The recorded version of this webinar, as well as the corresponding presentation materials, is now available for viewing on FinCEN's website.

To access the recorded webinar version please click…

Notice of Meeting

FinCEN Announces a Roundtable Discussion on October 29th in Los Angeles,
California, regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due
Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a roundtable…

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE MEETING:

525 WEST MONROE STREET
SUITE 1100
CHICAGO, IL 60661
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
9:00AM - 4:00PM

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due…

Department of the Treasury News Release: Treasury Withdraws Actions Against Two Burmese Banks
FinCEN Director Freis Receives Treasury Medal

In a ceremony held at the Treasury Department on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, James H. Freis, Jr., Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), was presented with the U.S. Department of the Treasury Medal. Several Federal, State, and international officials participated in the…

Message from Director Freis: OAS/CICAD Adopts Principles and Best Practices for the Use and Protection of FIU Information when Shared with Third Parties

On September 18, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) finalized and formally approved two statements that FinCEN, the financial intelligence unit (FIU) for the United States, and our close partner, the Mexican FIU, had worked hard to put forward. Under CICAD, we joined a…

FinCEN Announces Electronic Filing for Form 8300

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that a wide variety of businesses are now able to electronically file their Reports of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business (Form 8300) using the…